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An extremely talented athlete that can and has played three of the four infield positions ... Entered Georgia Tech as a third baseman, but has spent the majority of his time at second base over the last two seasons ... Started five games at shortstop his freshman year... Fiery competitor that possesses a strong throwing arm ... Has a very good compact swing from the left side of the plate, and is a very patient hitter ... Has strong base running instincts ... Showcased valuable skills off the mound during the fall and could be called on in the late innings ... Expected to be one of the team's top offensive threats in 2009.
2008
Started 19 games at third base before concluding the year as Tech's starting second baseman over the final nine contests ... Played in 53 of Tech's 62 games on the season ... Raised his average to .276 by the end of the year by batting .438 over his last 22 games after struggling with his offense early in the year ... Hit safely in 20 of his last 22 games ... Had three multi-hit games on the season ... Went 3-for-4 with an RBI and run scored against Virginia Tech (3/7) ... Doubled and scored a run in Tech's 10-0 win at Kennesaw State (3/18) ... Had a pinch-hit, run-scoring double against Georgia State (3/25) ... Went 3-for-4 with a double and run scored in the series finale against Coastal Carolina (5/4) ... Had a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning against Clemson (5/11) ... Scored the winning run in the top of the ninth inning of Tech's ACC Championship win over NC State (5/21) ... Collected two hits in Tech's ACC Championship loss to Clemson (5/24) ... Had an RBI single against Georgia (6/2) in the NCAA Regional Final.
2007
Led all freshmen with 53 starts on the season, 25 of which came at third base with 23 others at second base ... Also started five games at shortstop in place of Michael Fisher ... Had 16 multi-hit and five multi-RBI games on the season ... Hit safely in 40 contests and reached base safely in all but four games ... Hit a blistering .636 (7-for-11) with four runs scored at the ACC Tournament (5/23-5/26) ... Finished the season on a seven game hitting streak, in which he was hitting .444 ... Also hit safely in 16 of his last 18 games ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI against Kennesaw State (2/13) ... Had two hits, including a double, and scored two runs while driving in another against Duquesne (2/25) ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored against Western Carolina (2/27) ... Hit a grand slam for his first career home run in the series opener against Rutgers (3/2) and hit .417 with a double, home run, five RBI, two walks and two stolen bases in the series against the Scarlet Knights ... Went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI vs. Georgia Southern (3/27) ... Hit .583 (7-for-12) with a double, triple, home run, four RBI and four runs scored in the series against Maryland (3/30-4/1) ... Had two hits, including a home run, two runs and three RBI against Wofford (4/3) ... Went 3-for-4 with an RBI and run scored against Georgia (4/18) ... Collected five hits, including two home runs, at USF (5/5-5/7) ... Hit .636 in the ACC Tournament, with three hits apiece against both North Carolina (5/23) and NC State (5/26) ... Also scored three runs against the Wolfpack.
High School
Four year letterwinner for coach Charlie Dragum ... Spent his last three years at Hanover High School, where he helped the team to the 2005 Region Championship ... Named first team all-district, all-region and all-state as a third baseman in 2006 and 2005 ... Also collected first team all-district and second team all-state honors as a pitcher in `06 ... Named the Capital District Player of the Year ... Hit .567 with six home runs, 41 RBI and 15 stolen bases as a junior ... Participated in the East Coast Pro Showcase in 2005 ... Played in the VHSCA East-West All-Star Game ... Also lettered twice in volleyball for Charlie Dragum ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Full name is Patrick O'Donnell Long ... Born February 9, 1988 ... Son of Rick and Denise Long ... Cousin Ryan LaCasse plays for the Indianapolis Colts ... Majoring in Management.
Career Statistics
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2007 .299 53-53 201 48 60 7 2 5 31 86 .428 29 4 49 1 .394 2 0 14-17 63 137 14 .935
2008 .276 53-28 105 21 29 7 0 0 9 36 .343 23 2 31 0 .412 1 5 8-10 37 70 5 .955
TOTAL .291 106-81 306 69 89 14 2 5 40 122 .399 52 6 80 1 .401 3 5 22-27 100 207 19 .942
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